Occupation 5432 · Skilled trades occupations
Bakers and flour confectioners prepare and bake dough, pastry and cake mixtures and make and finish flour confectionary products by hand.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job or by apprenticeship. Apprenticeships and traineeships leading to NVQs/SVQs or equivalent qualifications at levels 2 and 3 are available.
Baker · Baker’s assistant · Bakery manager · Cake decorator · Confectioner
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 23,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 23,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 26,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
| 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 26,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 3,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 1,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 3,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 2,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 5,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 2,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 1,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 5432 : Bakers and flour confectioners | None | 2,100.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 11 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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